15-year-old handicapped boy crushed to death by speedy vehicle in Lolab

Srinagar: A 15-year-old handicapped boy was killed in a road mishap at Tikipora area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday afternoon.

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Official sources told news agency GNS that the boy Shahid Ahmad Naikoo son of Ghulam Mohammad Naikoo of Naik Mohalla Takipora was injured critically after hit by a speedy vehicle (tipper) near Jamia Masjid in the area.

The teenage handicapped boy was immediately taken to a nearby primary health centre where doctors declared him brought dead, they said.

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A police officer concerned confirmed the incident told news agency GNS that the driver was arrested and the vehicle has been seized.